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Coast Southwest is a leading full-service, chemical distribution and ingredient technology company. From six strategic locations, we serve manufacturers and formulators for personal care and household products throughout the United States with high-quality functional ingredients, on-time deliveries, and exceptional customer service.

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Coast Southwest was incorporated in 1985 in Placentia, CA as a regional distributor. Today the company serves customers across the U.S. and has expanded operations to six locations, including an innovation center for research and development in Arlington, TX.

Coast Southwest sponsors the California YBTC! Program, which enhances K-8 science education by introducing the science of chemistry as it relates to our everyday lives. The capstone of the program is the annual California YBTC Challenge.

We provide a wide range of preservative systems and solutions, from classic preservation to contemporary and custom solutions, specifically designed and refined to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s personal care market.

Oleochemicals

We offer a vast array of basic oleochemical products from the foremost producers around the world.

Coast Southwest provides sample formulas that chemists can use to develop a variety of applications, from leading- edge products that use the latest in ingredients and technologies to economy products for the mass market.

Placentia, CA (November 15, 2017) Coast Southwest announces the release of a new anti-aging brochure. The Future of Healthy Skin Today features the most innovative anti-aging ingredients in the personal care industry.

The global anti-aging market, valued at about $250 billion, is expected to reach $331 billion by 2021. Advances in technology and greater product awareness are driving strong consumer demand, with the aging baby boomer segment representing the largest share.

“Consumers of all ages are looking for beauty solutions to combat the appearance of aging,” said Traci Cassell, market development manager, anti-aging. “Coast Southwest’s anti-aging team carefully considers every aspect of the global anti-aging market and every source of supply, assembling an unequalled ingredient portfolio. Our Innovation Center uses these exciting products to develop new application ideas and formulations that we bring to our customers.”

Coast Southwest can help chemists and formulators create imaginative new products that will set new standards in the marketplace.

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Coast Southwest, Inc. is a full-service, chemical distributor. We represent many of the world’s finest manufacturers and supply hundreds of ingredients to manufacturers and formulators across the United States.